The Chinese people are celebrating the Lunar New Year. I’m so happy that I’m able to participate for the first time this year, staying in Beijing to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival and feel the splendid Chinese civilization.
I arrived in Beijing in 2019 a few days after the Spring Festival. Despite being a little late, I could still see the city wearing a festive look. Ever since, I have been curious to witness how the Chinese people ring out their traditional old year and usher in the new one and be a participant.
Ahead of the Spring Festival, Chinese people thoroughly clean their house to sweep away any lingering ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck, and they decorate the windows and doors with…